New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-13
DESTRUCTION BY SWOLLEN RIVERS.
THE MOHAWK INUYDArIoN REcEDIyG SLIGHTLY

THE MOHAWK INUNDATION RECEDlSG SLiGhILf-
TRAINS STILL DELAYED.
UTICA April 12.-The interference with travel on
the New. York Cent? al and Hudson River Railroad by
the high water which began yesterday continues to-
day. At noon to-day the tracks from Fort Plain 10
Fonda under water. Directly in front OF Pala-
tine Bridge Station the watsr ten feet deep on the
track Ii is impossible TO tell What time may be
oeeessary TO repair the damage after the food sub
sides The fast mail tram was held in Utica last
night To-day all through trains between Albany and
Syracuse sent by Utica over the West Shore road
The ice has left the river at Schenectady, but west
OF that point 1t is drm The Mohawk at Littie Falls
is rushing torrent sweeping with terrific force the
large cakes of leo aud debris along With It BACK OF
Watts paper mill the Ice is piled from forty to ftty
feet into the dir for distance OF from 300 to 900
icc,. AZ Palatue Bridge culvcrt the Central
road washed out, but the danger was discovered
just IN time to save the "Chieaso fryer IRON
supplies water for the Little Falls Knitting Mills,
Ladues saw mills Cheeneys hammer factory, the
plaster mill, lngraham's Touring mills aud several
other manufactures was swept away, necessitatlng
the closing OF large number of mills The freshet
in the Mohawk is subsiding, and no more danger Is
anticipated.
ScnnS.CrADY. April 12.-The Mohawk River Iose
nearly three feet last night and at 10 o'clock this
morning WAS about seventeen teet above low-water
marx. The piers in Frecmans Bridge spanning the
river were damaged by ice. The employees at the
Edison Works and the Gilbert Car Works can only
get the shops in boats. There are about oOO men
employed in the two shops, which are running with
about halt the usual force. The New-York mail train
due here at o'clock had not arrived at 11;1o.
CANAJouARIE, April 12.-The water in the Mohawk
at this point recedng slightly 1t is feared tonight
that the old Fort Plain bridge will knock the Fonda
bridge from its abutments.
BlSGHAMToN. April IL (SpeciaD-The rivers are yet
rising fast and night about high In February
last highest mark in twenty-five The city Is
nearly surrounded by the waters a the two rivers
continue at the present rate few hours
the city waer-works must lie submerged Hundreds or
cellars flooded and considerable damage being done
Nearly OF mills and factories IN this vicinity are
shut down.
WLKEsBARRE, Penn, April 12.-The susquehanna
River began rise yesterday This afternoon the water
was thirteen feet above low-water mark At Nantcoke
the lowlands between the town and river are under sew
era feet OF water No damage has yet been reported.
but the river still rising Coaaden boats In the North
and West Branch Canal at Nancokc are unable topull
ont
HARTFORD April 1.-THE river at p. m. was 20la
feet above 10 W water mark. The meadows now are all
covered and the rise is about l l. inches an hour
MILwAUKEE, April ia dispatch TO The Erenin1 Wis
eonsi from Black River Falls says The business por
ton OF the city is threatened with disastrous flood d.
j. Spaulding's water-power building and portion OF
Waerst carried away last evening The east stone
pier of one OF the iron bridges the river has be-
come undermined and is thought the bridge doomed
III the structure goes down II will endanger the whole
business portion Of the city.